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New York Day 1: TWA Hotel

7 May 2022 • 4120 km / 2560 mi (map)

I arrived this evening a bit early for some meetings at Adobe’s New York offices. As is often the case with travel, there were some misadventures and delays, but it all worked out OK. The highlight of this evening was a stay at the TWA Hotel.

But first, for something completely different … here was the view while I was waiting for the ferry in Kingston, near my home.

A wide panoramic view across calm gray-blue water under a dramatic morning sky filled with layered clouds, with a ferry terminal and docked ferry visible on the right and silhouetted tree branches framing both edges.
Kingston Ferry Terminal, Kingston, Washington

No mid-air photos as I was in an aisle seat this time. But I made up for it with on-the-ground photos at the TWA, which makes a deep homage to the 1960s era in which the original terminal was built.

TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York

I was fortunate to arrive in time to enjoy a cocktail in a 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane, which had been retrofitted into a cocktail lounge:

A vintage 1958 Lockheed Constellation propeller airplane in cream-and-red TWA livery parked at night, lit against a dark sky, with a matching red-striped boarding staircase leading up to its door. The plane, marked “STAR OF AMERICA” and “TWA,” sits on illuminated pavement in front of the TWA Hotel building at JFK Airport.
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York

I’ll admit to feeling rather underdressed for the occasion!

Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
A vintage Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation airplane parked on a wet tarmac at night, its three-bladed propeller and engine cowling filling the foreground and the red “TRANS WORLD AIR LINES” lettering visible along the illuminated fuselage. Behind it stands the TWA Hotel terminal building with lights reflecting off the rain-slicked ground.
Connie Cocktail Lounge, TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
A curved mid-century modern building with a large angled window glowing warm from within, seen at night after rain on a wet walkway. A person walks along a lit ramp beside a red-accented storefront, with dark buildings and small ground lights lining a landscaped path.
TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York

My room was a delightful combination of retro and modern:

TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
The curved, glass-walled midcentury TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport glows warmly at night, its sweeping wing-like roofline and illuminated interior visible through the sloped windows where people gather. In the foreground a wet tiled terrace reflects the lights, with an airport parking structure, roadway traffic, and red brake lights in the darkened background.
TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York

(A few late-breaking photos from the morning after …)

TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York

I love that they even carried the TWA branding through to the fire extinguishers!

TWA Hotel, JFK Airport, New York, New York
Seattle, Washington, to New York, New York · 4120 km / 2560 mi
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